/ English Dictionary

LEARNING DISORDER

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A disorder found in children of normal intelligence who have difficulties in learning specific skills

Synonyms:

learning disability; learning disorder

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("learning disorder" is a kind of...):

disorder; upset (a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "learning disorder"):

dyscalculia (impaired ability to learn grade-appropriate mathematics)

dysgraphia (impaired ability to learn to write)

dyslexia (impaired ability to learn to read)

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